Petition to get St James wound clinic reopened
3 Hrs Ago
St James Medical Complex where the wound clinic was closed on April 1. PHOTO BY VIDYA THURAB - Vidya Thurab
A PETITION has been started by a patient of the St James Medical Complex Wound Clinic to have it reopened. April 1 was the Wound Clinic s last day.
Sixteen people signed the petition, 13 of whom attend the clinic. Wound care patients have been referred to clinics in hospitals in their districts for treatment.
Salisha Baksh, acting CEO of the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA), said the doctor running the clinic was no longer able to continue and since the clinic was underutilised, management made the decision to close it.
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Sunday 14 March 2021
A vendor on Charlotte Street selling 2021 New Year s hats on December 31, 2020. Holiday festivities led to more than 400 covid19 cases in January, health officials report. File photo -
Covid19 cases spiked to more than 400 cases in January due to the “holiday festivities” of last December, reports technical director of epidemiology, Dr Avery Hinds.
Speaking at the ministry’s virtual press conference on Saturday morning, Hinds said there have been 609 covid19 cases this year with 414 in January, 149 in February and, so far, 46 in March.
However, he congratulated the population on following the covid19 regulations so that TT’s cases are on a downward trend.